The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-02-04
soutn Jersey Notes.
T. Ms.

II has been decided to rebuild the burned
paper mill at Biidgeton.
The old Court House building at Woodbury.
is TO be sold at public sale
september IA and Is have been designated AZ
the time for holding the vineland Fair.
Bridgeton was lighted, on saturday night.
with the Thompson Houston electric light.
Rev Mr.. Huf. of the st. Andrews Episcopal
Oh lrch Bridgcton, has received call to the
church at Glassboro
The measles are epidemic now in Camden.
| but of mild type. No deaths from the ALL
ment have rs yet been reported.
The o. G. Green, Jr. the steam yacht which
C. q. Green of Woodbury. had built about
three years ago. been stid Ia man in New
York.
At the annual meeting of the Cumberland
County Agricultural society held in Bridgeton
lately il was decided to hold the fair three
| days this year-sept 9Th, 9TH and sth.
Chelsea, the new summer resort just found
ed south of Atlantic City, Is being rapidly
| built up. over thirty cottages, each costing
over 5000. viii be erected before June l.
Hayes, Murray Il Co.. shoe manufacturers of
Philadelphia have agreed to meet the Board
of Trade OF yineiand to discuss the question
| ofthe removal oftheir plant to that place.
| The ocean House, one of the largest hotels
/ at Atlantic City, was sold on saturday to Ward
/ b. Parker. of New Bedford, Mass, for So, Oeo.
| The kentucky House has also been sold TO
| Mrs. Riddle.
| Thomas P. Curley was appointed Surrogate
| of Camden county on Monday by Governor
Green to fill the vacancy caused by The death
| of David T. Brown. The appointment holds
| good until after the next November election.
| Joseph A. Clark, who recently withdrew
I from the Cumberland Glass Manufacturing
| Company has purchased tract Of land ri the
| junction of the West Jersey and New Jersey
southern Railroad. at Bridgeton. ana viii erect
a new glass factory.
| David Edwards, a BIidgeton grocer, who WAS
charged by Inspector Vandergrift with selling
| oleomargerine for pure butter, was fined 800
at his hearing on saturday. Edwards defense
WAS that he bought the staff for creamery but
/ ter and proved 1t by his bills. y law has been
| introduced in our Legislature to meet cases
| like this by providing in oleomargerine cases
| the defendant shall be entitled TO trial hyjury
! The many foreign" marriages solemnize d
1 in Camden bring TO light some quaint trans
\ actions or The part of the high contracting
1 parties Here is one: The Rev. c. u. sinkin
son recently married a couple hen the groom
handed him an envelope, upon opening which
he found a note OF thanks for performing the
ceremony.
The Prohibitfonlsts OF Camden met on Tues
day night in convention at Temperance Hall
and named their city ticket Dr. Lewis Hat
ton was chosen Chairman and Charles T.
Bowden Secretary. These nominations Were
made: For olty Treasurer, r. b. Fage Conn
Gilman at large, Charles !. Heinrich; City As
| SCISSOR. William Keen: Excise Commissioners
: :. T.. Cowperthwaitc, Dr. l.. ;. iIatton and
Oliver :. Guthrie
| Casey Mason, an cid fisherman, Ia company
| with William TeRnison, discovered large
black hsh of the whale species stranded in Q
slough along the surfabout four miles below
Atlantic City on Tuesday, In attempting &c
Kill it Mason was thrown more than twenty
feet out into the ocean, but WAS rescued. Ten
nison finally succeeded in cutting the FISH,
throat Ii is about twelve feet long and
weighs over laO0 pounds
David Roach. assistant manager at the Rio
Gnlnde sugar plantation in Cape May county
was instantly killed on Friday by the aeciden
tai discharge OF gun in the hands Of Z. G
Tizard Mr. lizard who Is the general mana
ger OF the plantation, WAS engaged, with Mr.
Roach, in removing goods from a dwelling
when she accident happened The Coroner
jury, after hearing the evidence, returned >
verdict OF accidental DEATH